<?php
$str = "Two 9-dram clear styrene tubes with snap-on caps, 1 x 2-3/4? I.D. (25.2 x 68mm), are supplied as containers. Additional or replacement tubes #8909 are available.
As a safety precaution, BioQuip recommends using the #1135Y HEPA filter with this aspirator.
Also see #1135X aspirator syringe bulb. It allows users to aspirate specimens without inhaling particulate matter.";
$ids=[];
$a = explode("#",$str);
array_shift($a);
$ids = array_map(function($e) {
return explode(" ",$e)[0];
},$a);
print_r($ids);